Oct 2, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available
For Immediate Release Charlottetown, October 2, 2020 – October marks Women’s History Month in Canada, and today the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women is pleased to release a new report, Gender and COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island: In the Words of...
Sep 1, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available
We would like to share the work of the Advisory Council for 2019-2020. Our PEIACSW Annual Report (web version, lower resolution) is now available. Lots of photos of events and activities are included. Scroll through when you have a chance! Download as PDF: 2019-2020...
Aug 27, 2020 | Advice to Government, News and Views, Now Available
Input on Proposed Temporary Foreign Workers Protection Legislation PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women August 21, 2020 Download as PDF: Input on Proposed Temporary Foreign Workers Protection Legislation The Prince Edward Island Advisory Council on the Status...
Jun 12, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available
I wrote this opinion piece thinking of Lisa, a woman in the UK who hijacked a conversation between my sister and me. Lisa is a white woman; she is no one but she could be everyone. Lisa is everywhere, she thinks she understands racism better than any Black person....
May 29, 2020 | Advice to Government, News and Views, Now Available
Input on a Bill to Amend the Employment Standards Act to Include Emergency Leave Provisions PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women May 13, 2020 Download as PDF: PEIACSW input on emergency leave under employment standards Dear Patricia McPhail and colleagues: The...
May 25, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
During Victims and Survivors of Crime Week in Canada, our thoughts turn to how to support survivors of gender-based violence, especially sexualized violence. Life is a journey; more so for survivors. From the moment of violation, they are forced to undertake the...
